Connecticut 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Connecticut 2017 General Election

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Connecticut
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	3,581,628	(1.16% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
Capital:	Hartford

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Connecticut State and Local Government

Conventions are held in the spring by the Democratic and Republican Parties prior to the primary. Primaries are held for when a nomination is contested. Candidates must receive 15% or more support at the Convention or gather petition signatures to get onto the primary ballot.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic		Ann-Marie Adams • FEC S8CT00105
		*Democratic*		*Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy* • FEC S2CT00132; 30 Sep 17; Tot $6,342,696; Dsb $1,392,089

		Republican		Matthew McKinnon Corey • FEC S8CT00121; 30 Sep 17; Tot $3,255; Dsb $7
		Republican		Dominic Rapini • FEC S8CT00113; 30 Sep 17; Tot $83,354; Dsb $34,783

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Richard Blumenthal • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Chair - 13 April 2017: Will not run for re-election in 2018.
	Candidate list (19)

		Democratic		Dita Bhargava
		Democratic		Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin
		Democratic		former state Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly
		Democratic		Middletown Mayor Dan Drew
		Democratic		Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Peter "Joe" Ganim
		Democratic		former state senator Jonathan A. Harris
		Democratic		Jacey Wyatt

		Republican		state Senator Toni Boucher
		Republican		Danbury Mayor Mark D. Boughton
		Republican		Michael "Mike" Handler
		Republican		former Trumbull Selectman Timothy M. "Tim" Herbst
		Republican		state Senator Tony Hwang
		Republican		Shelton Mayor Mark A. Lauretti
		Republican		Peter Lumaj
		Republican		Steve Obsitnik
		Republican		state Representative Prasad Srinivasan
		Republican		Robert "Bob" Stefanowski
		Republican		former U.S. Comptroller General David M. "Dave" Walker

		Independent		Richard "Oz" Griebel

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - Retiring
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic		state Representative Liz Linehan • Middletown Mayor Dan Drew's running mate

		Independent		Monte Frank

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (5 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman John B. Larson • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman John B. Larson* • FEC H8CT01046; 30 Sep 17; Tot $490,050; Dsb $568,791

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney* • FEC H2CT02112; 30 Sep 17; Tot $410,772; Dsb $195,890

		Republican		Alton Clayton "Clay" Slawson, III • FEC H8CT02093

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Milford City Alderman Bryan Neil Anderson • FEC H8CT03067
		*Democratic*		*Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro* • FEC H0CT03072; 30 Sep 17; Tot $419,459; Dsb $369,978

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Jim Himes • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Jim Himes* • FEC H8CT04172; 30 Sep 17; Tot $718,022; Dsb $500,192

		Republican		Harry Arora • FEC H8CT04214

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Elizabeth H. Esty • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Elizabeth H. Esty* • FEC H2CT05131; 30 Sep 17; Tot $916,255; Dsb $288,660

		Republican		Justin Bernier
		Republican		Craig Diangelo • FEC H8CT05179; 30 Sep 17; Tot $12,600; Dsb $12,798

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Treasurer Denise L. Nappier • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • 31 August 2017: Announced he would run for re-election as Comptroller in 2018. Formerly, a Gubernatorial candidate.
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*		*Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo*

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Attorney General George C. Jepsen • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - Retiring
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic		Chris Mattei

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 18 candidates
	• Republican: 17 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.